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Madison Metropolitan School District

Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin: 54 public schools with 25,155 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,030 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 54; 2 charter
Students: 25,155
Students per teacher: 11.6; WI 13.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,030; WI $16.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,167
Counselors (FTE): 49.2
Students per counselor: 511; WI 359 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 47.8; Librarians (FTE): 41.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

49%proficient

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 55% · 431 school districts compared

9,782 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

44%proficient

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Wisconsin

Median 58% · 431 school districts compared

9,865 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$13.4K15

$13.5K16

$14.2K17

$14.5K18

$15.3K19

$15.4K20

$15.4K21

$17.3K22

$17.6K23

$19.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $71.3M
State: 29% · $177.8M
Local: 59% · $359.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,679
Support services: $8,000
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $109M
Long-term debt: $288.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 32Middle schools: 13High schools: 7Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
4K PK Off Site	Pre-K	619	13.2	—	—	Madison
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Pre-K–5	631	12.0	49%	43%	Madison
Crestwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	293	11.8	66%	68%	Madison
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	462	10.2	37%	36%	Madison
Elvehjem Elementary	Pre-K–5	415	13.6	57%	47%	Madison
Emerson Elementary	Pre-K–5	297	10.0	48%	41%	Madison
Franklin Elementary	Pre-K–2	308	13.3	—	—	Madison
Gompers Elementary	Pre-K–5	217	9.1	49%	39%	Madison
Hawthorne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	360	10.2	31%	26%	Madison
Huegel Elementary	Pre-K–5	417	10.8	50%	51%	Madison
Kennedy Elementary	Pre-K–5	582	10.9	26%	26%	Madison
Lake View ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	292	8.9	34%	28%	Madison
Lapham Elementary	Pre-K–2	182	8.0	—	—	Madison
Leopold ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	626	10.1	27%	20%	Madison
Lincoln Elementary	Pre-K–5	393	10.8	45%	41%	Madison
Lindbergh ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	180	9.9	20%	19%	Madison
Lowell Elementary	Pre-K–5	329	11.8	57%	53%	Madison
Marquette Elementary	3–5	169	11.2	68%	61%	Madison
Mendota ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	282	9.6	25%	30%	Madison
Midvale Elementary	Pre-K–2	372	10.5	—	—	Madison
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	455	10.5	40%	41%	Madison
Muir Elementary	Pre-K–5	377	10.1	53%	52%	Madison
Nuestro MundoCharter	Pre-K–5	311	11.1	49%	44%	Monona
Olson Elementary	Pre-K–5	462	10.9	65%	63%	Verona
Orchard Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	265	11.3	47%	39%	Madison
Randall Elementary School	3–5	320	14.8	71%	67%	Madison
Sandburg ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	10.3	31%	25%	Madison
Schenk ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	394	9.4	29%	26%	Madison
Shorewood Hills Elementary	Pre-K–5	368	11.5	84%	90%	Madison
Southside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	336	9.7	14%	17%	Madison
Stephens Elementary	Pre-K–5	447	10.4	51%	46%	Madison
Thoreau Elementary	Pre-K–5	403	11.0	60%	56%	Madison
Van Hise Elementary	K–5	396	13.9	74%	74%	Madison
Badger Rock MiddleCharterFree meals for all	6–8	92	9.4	45%	25%	Madison
Black Hawk MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	300	8.7	35%	26%	Madison
Cherokee Heights Middle	6–8	526	11.3	46%	38%	Madison
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	6–8	462	11.4	42%	39%	Madison
Hamilton Middle	6–8	790	14.5	79%	75%	Madison
Innovative and Alternative MiddleAlternative	6–8	0	—	—	—	Madison
James Wright MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	245	9.6	36%	24%	Madison
O'Keeffe Middle	6–8	434	11.7	60%	58%	Madison
Sennett Middle	6–8	570	12.2	37%	34%	Madison
Sherman MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	400	11.0	35%	27%	Madison
Spring Harbor Middle	6–8	269	12.1	77%	62%	Madison
Toki Middle	6–8	487	9.9	53%	50%	Madison
Whitehorse Middle	6–8	415	12.7	38%	33%	Madison
Capital HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	129	8.7	—	—	Madison
East High	9–12	1,643	15.5	—	—	Madison
Innovative HighAlternative	9–12	138	7.9	—	—	Madison
LaFollette High	9–12	1,541	14.8	—	—	Madison
Shabazz-City HighAlternative	9–12	106	7.3	—	—	Madison
Vel Phillips Memorial High School	9–12	2,004	15.8	—	—	Madison
West High	9–12	2,222	16.2	—	—	Madison
Metro SchoolAlternative	4–12	12	2.0	—	—	Madison

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 545 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608)663-1879

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.